What is the Benefit of running Deki on a Virtual Private Server?
If you want to host your own MindTouch Deki OpenSource edition for development and don't want to pay for a Dedicated Server yet you still want control and root access. You may want to consider a VPS(Virtual Private Server). A virtual private server enables you to have a dedicated server through the technology of visualization.
Who is this for?
A user that is very technically savvy enough to install from source but doesn't need a power of a dedicated server, or is working on a small budget for testing and experimentation.
**Note** This is not recommended for a production environment nor can you install the VMware Certified Deki image.
How Much does it cost?
Depending on the provider, a VPS can run between $7.95/month and up. Limitations are usually for bandwidth, storage and CPU power.
VPS Providers
Requirements
The easiest deployment would be to have a Debian OS as that is the native OS for Deki Wiki. Any other Linux OS or Windows will work too, see install guides. A minimum of 256 MBytes should be used if you are planning on more than 5 people using the wiki. Need one Dedicated IP for the server, more if you intend to run other applications along with Deki Wiki. For storage a recommended 5 GBytes will work starting off. Intended use of Wiki will change the requirements.
Installing on VPS
First off find a good provider of VPS(see above). Follow the install instructions for Deki Wiki
Once you have installed Deki Wiki you will be able to assign a domain to it and you have your own Deki Wiki.
If you need help installing Deki Wiki you may purchase a support plan and we will help you configure it.
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